Mar 30, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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Story by Chris Roy
Driver of the #34 Christian Hanscom of Benton, ME., is gearing up for the 2016 race season in the Senior Sportsman Class at Richmond Karting Speedway. “My body is out getting lettered as we speak, just a couple of finishing touches and I will be ready to go. 2016 I will be racing in Richmond I am not sure if we will race every race but we may try dirt track and a couple of out –of-state tracks. My hope is to get a teen car to race in Bangor or maybe Unity (if they open)at the end of the season. My parents say I need to keep my grades up.”
Last season Christian raced the #34 and won with his broken arm in a cast. “Oh ya I remember that day, I had just got the cast on the day before and unsure how I would feel. My dad made the steering wheel wider in one spot so I didn’t have to grip it so hard and it worked out great. My mom said I should race like that more often, kidding of course.”
A close point’s battle last season on the Sportsman Series, Christian finished in second by just 1 point. “Yes last season was a close one and I am reminded of that last race where I gave the win to Conner. I never run the Chicken line but I tried and when I did went in to fast and pushed up the track which allowed my competitor to get by. I had it won but messed up. I have learned and will not do it again unless I am coming out of the final turn. For the most part we had a lot of fun last year and I won 6 or 7 races but we learned a lot set-up wise.”
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Mar 29, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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Dylan Henry of New Gloucester, ME., is all ready for the 2016 race season at Richmond Karting Speedway. “It looks like a good balance that will allow me to run at Oxford too.”
There are both day and night races at Richmond, most drivers like racing at night under the lights and, Dylan is one of them. “Night! It’s fun.”
The legends cars race the road course at NHMS and Thompson Speedway and Indy car is racing on the streets of Boston this summer. So what if RKS had a road course race on the streets of downtown Richmond? “Sign me up! I think it would be exciting.”
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Mar 19, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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Story by Chris Roy
Driver of the #44, Spencer Barth from Buxton Maine, has kept busy during the winter months but is ready to go racing. “I have been doing some ice fishing with my dad and brother Nate. I have also done some snowmobiling. I raced most the winter with my brother and friends at Maine Indoor Karting. With the lack of snow we were able to get the karts done early.”
Spencer will have another busy race season racing at 2 different track and in 3 series. “I will be racing full time at Richmond in the SR Sportsman and Animal Unrestricted class. I will also being running a full season at Bartlett Bridge in my Sr. Cage dirt kart. I finished first in the animal class and second in the Sr. sportsman class my first year at Richmond. I’ve won the Sr. Cage class at Bartlett Bridge the last two years in a row.
Racing at RKS with is a fast asphalt track and Bartlett Bridge is an aggressive dirt track. “Richmond is all about momentum and not having to lift off the gas where Bartlett is more door to door action usually more contact trying to stay in the bottom groove.”
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Mar 9, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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Nathan Barth, from Buxton Maine has been busy in the off season waiting for the snow to melt so that he can get back behind the wheel of the #37 kart, “I have been doing some Ice fishing and a little snowmobiling Also getting some seat time in racing indoor karts at Maine Indoor Karting during their winter racing leagues.”
The 2016 race season gets underway at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) on May 1st, “I plan on racing Richmond in the Sportsman class this yr. After winning championship last year we thought it was time to move up a class seeing how most of the Jrs. were moving up also. I will also be running a full season on the dirt at Bartlett Bridge Raceway this year in the Jr cage class. We have my karts all race ready at this time.”
A number of kart drivers are getting some dirt track experience, “Last year I won the champion at Saco Pathfinder on the dirt in the Jr. Cage and, I have finish 2nd in points at Bartlett Bridge the last two years there. This year I will focus on that Bartlett Bridge points Championship.” Nathan and his brother Spencer have both won championship at Saco and have decided to move on.
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Mar 2, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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Gavin Guilbault, from Alfred, Maine will be back at Richmond Karting Speedway this season to race the #7 kart in the Sportsman Series.
Gavin has kept himself busy during in the off season, “I’ve been snowboarding, snowmobiling, and training my dog, working on my kart with my Dad to get it ready for this year.”
The 2016 race season gets underway at RKS on May 1st, “I am ready for the 2016 race season. We’ve been working hard to get the kart race ready. We are excited to get back on the track. Just need to scale then sticker it up.”
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Feb 24, 2016 | Maine Race Tracks, More Maine Racing News, RKS
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story by Chris Roy
Alex Moore will be back behind the wheel of the #21 kart racing in the Sportsman Series at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS).
In the off season Alex has been involved with Berlin City – Drive for Education, “It’s our Aspire Higher Race Car program at the OHCHS (Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School) and by making a grant to Berlin they were able to give us a specific amount of money to get tools for the car, and if we don’t have tools, us teens will not learn how to work on a car or race car.”
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